U.S. expands "Remain in Mexico" to Laredo border crossing
The move means the U.S. is sending asylum seekers to an area in Mexico that the State Department warns Americans not to travel to because of high crime rates
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The move means the U.S. is sending asylum seekers to an area in Mexico that the State Department warns Americans not to travel to because of high crime rates
The Mexican government is offering migrants returned under the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy transportation to go back to their native countries
Financial strain, safety concerns and logistical barriers hinder the ability of a handful of non-profits in El Paso to represent thousands of asylum seekers returned to Mexico
The Trump administration has forced more than 15,000 asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases are adjudicated in the U.S.
In an extraordinary filing, the largest union of asylum officers said the policy they've been tasked with overseeing violates U.S. and international law
The Trump administration has vowed to go "full-throttle" and expand the policy along the entire U.S.-Mexico border
Attorneys and Democrats say the administration isn't equipped to carry out the "full-blown" expansion of the policy
"Their morale is impacted. They're tired. A lot of them have gotten sick. They've been exposed to flu, chicken pox, measles, mumps," Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan said
President Trump has claimed that Mexico agreed to buy "large quantities" of American agricultural products as part of an agreement to curb migration
The tariffs raised fears that they could cripple some American businesses and raise prices for American consumers
The deal brokered late Friday by the U.S. and Mexico calls for the immediate implementation of "Remain in Mexico" along the entire southern border
Under this plan, some individuals and family units seeking asylum along the Southern Border are processed by immigration officials and then returned to Mexico to wait for their immigration court date
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has blocked many of the administration's immigration polices, prompting the president's ire
The administration had halted the policy for a few days after a federal judge blocked the government from implementing it
A federal judge in San Francisco ruled Monday to halt the unprecedented change to the U.S. asylum system while the groups' lawsuit moves forward
The policy, which the administration was expanding, required certain non-Mexican migrants to wait in Mexico while their asylum cases were processed in the U.S.
Migrants are being sent to Mexico while they wait for hearings